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#DFD2AB — Light Muted Yellow

#DFD2AB is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DFD2AB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DFD2AB is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AAB7DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB7AA and #D2DFAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD2AB · RGB 223, 210, 171

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Color values

HEX#DFD2AB
RGB223, 210, 171
HSL45°, 45%, 77%
HSV45°, 23%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 23%, 13%
XYZ60.83, 64.72, 47.81
Yxy64.72, 0.3509, 0.3733
CIE-Lab84.34, -1.62, 20.98
Hunter Lab80.45, -1.55, 17.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 23% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DFD2AB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD2AB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD2AB

.text { color: #DFD2AB; }
.background { background-color: #DFD2AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD2AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 210, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD2AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 210, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD2AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 210, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD2AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD2AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD2AB

#D5C490#CAB472#C0A659#B19643#98803A#7A672E#605124#463B1B#29220F#0F0C06

Tints of #DFD2AB

#E2D5B1#E4D9B9#E7DDC0#EAE1C8#EDE5CF#EEE7D3#F1EBDA#F4EFE1#F7F3E9#F9F7F0

Tones of #DFD2AB

#DBD0AD#D7CEB2#D4CCB5#CFCAB9#CCC8BD#C8C6C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAB7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD2AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD2AB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFD2AB: ·

How #DFD2AB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D9B4Deuteranopia · #DADBB7Tritanopia · #DEBCBE

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD2AB rather than the exact color:

Palette 004030
#004030 · #4A9782 · #DCD0A8 · #FFF9E5
Palette Fef9e1
#FEF9E1 · #E5D0AC · #A31D1D · #6D2323
Palette C14600
#C14600 · #FF9D23 · #E5D0AC · #FEF9E1
Palette 622b14
#622B14 · #995F2F · #978F66 · #E4D6A9
Palette 546b41
#546B41 · #99AD7A · #DCCCAC · #FFF8EC
Velvet Ruby
#790D16 · #E5D3AF · #F5EFE1 · #AEC4D4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DCD0A8#E5D0AC#E4D6A9#DCCCAC#E5D3AF#E5D7AB#E4CCAB#E6CFA9#DED7B1#E0D8B0#E4CDA7#DBCEA5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD2AA  ·  #DFD2AC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD2AB?

#DFD2AB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 210, 171). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD2AB?

#DFD2AB is RGB 223, 210, 171 — HSL 45°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD2AB?

Its complement is #AAB7DF; analogous partners are #DFB7AA and #D2DFAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD2AB for text?

Black text on #DFD2AB has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.